Belvidere Township hopes to lower tax levies again this fall | Belvidere Daily Republican

Would the levy have decreased without  the challengers in the past primary and election?

Murphy said he hoped tax levies for the town fund and road fund would be decreased again this year. They went down by 22 and 24 percent, respectively, last year as township officials try to spend down some of the fund balances.

But at the same time they are keeping enough money on hand should there be major, unforeseen problems….

General assistance, which allows the township to help people in need, saw its fund balance increase from $231,000 to $255,027, with revenue amounting to $62,666 and expenses $38,639….

A sizeable, upcoming expense could be construction of a new office building. “It’s not conducive to privacy,” Murphy said of the current structure on the south side of the cemetery. “They do a great job with the money they have.”

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Attention Pig Lovers: Piggly Wiggly is coming to Genoa, Illinois

In four to six weeks “the pig” is coming to nearby Genoa.  Piggly Wiggly will be moving into the recently closed Brown’s grocery store on Route 72 just West of Route 23.

Postal Service withdraws plan to end Saturday mail delivery

The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday that it would cancel plans to end Saturday mail delivery this summer, saying the new stopgap budget that Congress recently passed would prohibit the move.

The postal service’s board of governors made the decision Tuesday, according to a statement from the agency.

Postal Service withdraws plan to end Saturday mail delivery

His Glory Belvidere Mission in new location with expanded focus | Belvidere Daily Republican

 

The mission just reopened at 210 N. State St., close to the intersection with Lincoln Avenue, its fourth location in those 20 years. It’s a busy place with people dropping by, looking for a job, or a place to spend the night to avoid sleeping again in their vehicle

The mission is renting the first floor of the State Street building. There are four apartments on the second floor and Norek would like to make them available to homeless people, typically for three-to-five days. But the mission doesn’t have the money right now for that to happen.

To help make that happen the pastor is working with some certified mechanics in what he’s calling “The Belvidere Mission Low Cost Car Repair Garage.”

All profits will go to help support the emergency overnight shelter program, which he has dubbed “Operation Lifeboat.”

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